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KWE India launches innovative logistics service

Published on : Tuesday 17-12-2019

KWE India launches ‘Slip Sheet Handling’ for air-freight shipment from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.

Bengaluru, December 13, 2019: KWE India, the Indian subsidiary of Kintetsu World Express (KWE) and part of the Japanese global conglomerate Kintetsu Group, has launched an innovative logistics service – ‘Slip Sheet Handling’ for Air Freight Shipments ex-Bengaluru. This is a contemporary solution being launched to address material handling and enhancing ULD optimisation which KWE has pioneered and introduced successfully in many global markets, resulting in freight savings of 6% to 9 %.

This innovative solution of KWE India is set to revolutionise air transport and storage challenges by offering an economical material handling solution for cargo handling and storage applications. When combined with a push-pull attachment and buffers, PVC or cardboard slip sheets allow customers to ship, receive and warehouse unit loads on inexpensive slip-sheets rather than pallets.

According to Mr Karthi Baskar, Deputy Managing Director, KWE India, “KWE as an organization has been striving to help our customers improve efficiency and minimize cost in the entire logistics chain. Our customer centric approach has helped us to understand the challenges faced by our customers, which we address in the most appropriate manner. In tune with this thinking ‘Slip Sheet Handling’ is our innovative offering for the Indian pharmaceutical industry. In this regard our first trial shipment ex Bengaluru was moved on December 12, 2019 for our customer and was supported by Air India Sats Cool Port facility, one of India’s first and Emirates Airlines to make it successful.

“At AISATS we are constantly looking at opportunities that help redefine the cargo experience for our customers.  With the growing cargo business in Bengaluru we understand the increasing need to offer superior solutions in a cost-effective manner.  The introduction of slip-sheet for cargo handling at our Air Freight Terminal is another testimony to our ongoing efforts to synthesize value-added services with environment-friendly practices” said Mr Ramana R, Director & CEO, AISATS.

Products typically handled with a push/pull include bagged products such as Pharmaceuticals, seeds, agricultural products and cement; cased food, electronics, cosmetics and bottled beverages. This helps our customers save cost & space, ship more volume, ensure damage free operation and to be ISPM compliance.